Walkability

My Top 20 Favorite Large US Cities: 10 through 6

April 19, 2009

My apologies on the long delay for this posting. I have accepted a new job and things have become a little crazy as you might imagine. More on that to come. For now, hope you enjoy the series: 10.  Boston, MA – Boston is one of those cities I really like, but when I’ve gone [...]

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My Top 20 Favorite Large US Cities: 15 through 11

April 2, 2009

15. Long Beach, CA – I think Long Beach is still one of the well-kept secret gems of America. Sure, there are places around the city I would classify as ghetto sprawl, but, they are REALLY trying to make Long Beach into a hip and walkable city. The downtown has high rise condo and apartment [...]

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My Top 20 Favorite Large US Cities: 20 through 16

April 1, 2009

I’ve been meaning to do a list like this for a long time, but it’s not the easiest list to put together—I felt I actually had to visit most of the largest 100 cities in the United States before I could create my list. I’ve had the good fortune to visit many of the cities [...]

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Day 16: Jackson Square – New Orleans, LA

July 17, 2007

Today, we head to the Crescent City—and one of my favorite American cities—New Orleans. New Orleans is such a unique city. I have written about New Orleans previously on here, mostly about one of my favorite walkable neighborhoods, Algiers Point. Jackson Square is the site of this photo. It’s located in the heart of the [...]

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Day 15: King’s Village, Waikiki – Honolulu, HI

July 16, 2007

Aloha! Next stop: paradise. Well, mostly paradise. Honolulu, Hawaii has some of the most beautiful landscape in the world. It also has great weather and fantastic beaches. However, Honolulu can’t escape the grasp of mainland America, as it is still plagued by an auto-dominated society. The clash between the rich and the poor is also [...]

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Day 14: Downtown – La Jolla, CA

July 15, 2007

Downtown La Jolla, just north of San Diego, has many great shops and restaurants. It is situated along the Pacific Ocean, and has a long coastal trail with lots of parkland. This was another one of those places where it was hard to choose a photo. This image probably would not have ranked this high [...]

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Day 13: Main Street – Tipp City, OH

July 14, 2007

It’s a really good thing that this isn’t a photo series in which I actually traveled to these places in sequential order. Especially because today I’d be flying back to Ohio and giving Al Gore heartburn! Anyhow, the next destination is Tipp City, Ohio. In some ways, this is the quintessential small town: beautiful brick [...]

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Day 12: Dolphin Fountain – Monterey, CA

July 13, 2007

Next stop, beautiful Monterey, California. I had a really tough time deciding which Monterey photo is my favorite. In fact, I changed my mind this morning and decided to go with this photo of the dolphin fountain at Monterey Plaza Hotel. I know it’s not the perfect example of walkability, but the fountain and the view is just so spectacular. The couple enjoying the views in the background of the photo is the icing on the cake. Oh, and I wasn’t lying when I said I love fountains—that’s three days in a row of selecting fountains!

Monterey is a fantastic place to visit, but not somewhere I would likely move. It’s very touristy, expensive, and I’m not a fan of the small change in temperature during the year—I like it hot in the summertime. I imagine that many people would disagree with me, because Monterey has an amazing coastal bike trail, very walkable neighborhoods, great restaurants, access to a variety of fauna and flora species, and a quaint, smaller-town feel. The Monterey Bay Aquarium and Cannery Row are world-class attractions as well. Luckily, I currently live about 3 hours from Monterey and can visit whenever I get the urge.

I have many photos of Monterey available in the photo gallery. I have also included my runner-up photo after the jump if you’d like to see a little taste of Downtown Monterey. >>Continue Reading This Article>>

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Day 9: Campustown on Green Street – Champaign-Urbana, IL

July 10, 2007

This photo is of the University of Illinois Campustown. I decided to put Champaign-Urbana in the title because when I shot this photo, I was standing in Urbana and shooting toward Champaign. The pedestrian pictured is on the Urbana side, while the buildings are on the Champaign side. Wright Street is the dividing street in [...]

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Day 6: Memorial Park – Pasadena, CA

July 7, 2007

I know that photographically, there is a lot to criticize in this photo. However, I just can’t help but love Memorial Park’s mature trees, the beautiful clock tower, the pedestrians, and the mountains in the background. The Downtown and Old Pasadena neighborhoods are quite interesting stops along the Gold Line. There are a couple of [...]

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